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The original series were just so good. I've re-watched them a couple of times over the last ten years after remembering how good they were when I watched them a
by ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
The original series were just so good. I've re-watched them a couple of times over the last ten years after remembering how good they were when I watched them as a kid. The idea of connecting multiple advances and developments to show how we arrived at modern tech is so inspiring and surprising that so much was both random and inevitable.
However, as much as James Burke was so good as a host in the original (his dry wit makes me laugh throughout), I think they should go with someone a bit younger and my vote would be Hannah Fry (she hosted The Secret Genius Of Modern Life which was similar, though more more limited in scope).
Seeing one of the pictures in the article, it looks like James Burke will attempt to redo the "rocket shot" which has been acclaimed as the greatest shot in television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoDQBhJCVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoDQBhJCVQ